This is not the shot I was after … again We regularly cross the Thames and the return journey is…
What do you notice in this one-way street
I sat daydreaming working in my favourite cafe of the day and had looked out of the window several times…
Dirty Harry
Years ago I photographed Dirty Harry with his most powerful handgun being painted above this shop. It’s been replaced now…
Purgatory that is shopping
It’s a man thing … shopping … men shop differently than women. I usually follow in my own bubble and…
Sunrise shared
This sunrise came as a timely reminder that autumn is with us As the dark mornings drift in without being…
The anti-pied piper
I am not sure where this tune came from, but in my opinion it was very hard on the ears…
Motorway accident
You would think people would have a modicum of common sense not to block the emergency service on route to…
zzzZ zzzzZ zzzzzZ
And it went on! More zzzz. Travellers Rest aka coffee shops are warm and when in a good chair a…
A bit concerned
Hmm! An unattended empty life jacket floating in the water does have a dark humorous side In a place with…
Lesson learned … twice
I thought I had learned this lesson: take the photograph when you see it. There are some situations that will…
Could be a fine soon …
If the Government get their act together, pavement parking will become a chargeable offence I have posted other photographs of…
Strand of a web
This tickled me. A spider had started to weave his web with a strand onto this ladies head I had…
What a morning
A little time at the start of a journey and I had to stop for this It was cold, damp…
It’s not always vision …
I don’t ware sun glasses as I always want to see the colour of life. I don’t ware headphones while…
Meet my namesake
This chap was ushered to share my new lunchtime ‘watch the world go by’ seat. While mouth full and munching…
Coffee Shops
This is a muse, as I have not got the inclination to check … but I think the increasing rise…
Chitter chatter … its good to talk
Bob Hoskins, Long Good Friday or was it Mrs BT, matters not. These two young ladies were oblivious to the…
Yes he did …
But Bill Stickers is innocent Let me know if you get it straightaway 🙂
Talking to strangers
This chap turned to me and asked ‘had a good day’ in such an inviting way it would be difficult…
Busker – a heavy weight
This chap impressed me, not straightaway, but by the fact he had man-handled this piano into the centre of Brighton.…
Tufty Club – stop, look and photograph
Well nearly, stop, look, listen then cross the road was the childhood mantra for crossing the road. Dated I am…
Squaring up to each other
The two chap standing toe to toe had had a slanging match and both came back for more. I was…
Homeless people
Irony equals the larger than life poster on the right. Brighton has a homeless problem!
Band on the run
I looked out of my current favourite coffee shop window and noticed these people. They were waiting and I carried…
Guarding weeds and hardcore
While photographing the lifting of the living units on this new 40 story tower block this chap arrived and let…
How many legs does it take to pull a holiday case?
Recently in a post I showed a pair of legs that suddenly appeared out of nowhere … today was different.…
The day starts empty … the sun comes out … followed by people
It’s eerily quiet to start. Few shop keepers have set up shop, most are still thinking about it. This is…
Run rabbit run
A great idea that I warm to, but not today The Saturday Morning Park Run draws in lots of people,…
Coloured patterns
Non-repeating pattern – can there be such a thing? I work close to this Coloured building in Croydon. It’s profile…
Eyes to the right
It is very common to see ladies putting on makeup on the train. I can hardly drink a coffee through…
Time – tick – time – tick
Several years ago, during the a very snowy winter I sat on the very same stretch of road waiting and…
Geometry
Have I bored you yet with this … I like geometry, shape and form and all it gives us. I…
Happy with oneself, that be him
This chap was very happy, well I think he was. He came in to the coffee shop and put his…
I really don’t know
This chap was very tall and imposing as well. To some intimidating. At first I thought he was on a…
It’s an annual process of filling up again
Portsmouth lives on a predictable cycle: new students arrive, study, leave. Some graduate, some return. Most leave with, I hope,…
Worse breakfast ever …
I, on occasions, have a cooked breakfast. Perhaps once every couple of months. I was in Brighton before 7:00 and…
It’s the out-of-sync things that get me
I like order but I enjoy both static things in life and the changing things in equal measure. This is…
Strong Architecture
I like concrete structures. Many criticise them for looking ugly and dirty. Ugly I can cope with but dirty is…
From the mist of time
Misty mornings are glorious. Not always got the time to break a journey, but on a train journey I am…
What I looked at when I woke up at 5:45
I woke up because it was time, not because of my alarm. With one eye starting to focus while the…
Clouds – ahhh relax, breath in, relax, breath out
Time is a precious commodity. When I have time I have usually not got money, when I’ve got money I…
Smoking …. your thoughts
There is a shared responsibility here. Smokers to be considerate and the local authorities to empty bins etc. Not being…
It’s people Jim, but look hard
There are two people in this photograph: I waited for them to be clear of anything, but it was not…
Croydon suffers from those pesky little litterbugs who come out at night and deliver packages of rubbish
It’s something any place, village, town or city can do without – rubbish! Unfortunately Croydon town centre suffers, as do…
Some photographic agencies will not accept sunset photographs
I understand why … the photographer thinks they are fantastic but you can have too much of a good thing.…
I know, I know it’s not, but blame my imagination
I sit here, another favourite coffee shop, and always think of the river Nile when I look up The sails…
Last perhaps of Portsmouth
My time in Portsmouth is coming to an end. My feelings towards it have changed over the two years I…
Headless man fails to convince ticket inspector to let him through :)
This man claimed he did not know that Crawley was not in London and was insisting he wanted to get…
Possibly the best … an understatement
A lap steel guitarist on his own played for the joy of it. This chap, not in his youth, is…
Shadows intrigue me as they are as fleeting as clouds
I have taken roughly the same photograph in our house many times as it is the subtle difference that I…
Bank Holiday – its Mod time in Brighton
Each year the Mods arrive and the city takes on a new persona. I enjoy their arrival, I enjoy the…
Brighton – special for everyone
I think I can identify new visitors to Brighton. They are the people who stop and look in awe at…
I don’t think a bucket of cold water would have separated these two
I walked past the window of my current favourite coffee shop in Brighton and noticed this couples amorous affection. I…
Sunday … again … Sunday
For the last two months I have spent my weekends in Jubilee Library in Brighton. I also spent two consecutive…
Emergency Services
My life is very predictable: getup, go to work, take photographs when I can, go home and do stuff. All…
A sad parting … and a new start
Two people arrive at a National Coach stop and wait, looking at each other every now and then and the…
I have a theory …
President Trump’s first state visit to England did not involve a Regal get together at the Palace …. why?…. The…
A young child must live on
I have photographed many memorials: I am drawn to them out of respect On a seafront walk I came across…
Bitter sweet
I saw this setting from afar. It took a moment or two to get into position and it could have…
On a bus journey … Mr Chatty
This chap travelled on the bus talking to his camera and spent a good ten minutes thanking everyone in his…
Have a swim in town – don’t mind if I do
I, unashamedly, capitalised on this work – ‘sea swim: head above water’. Now this only truly works if the swimmer…
Me thinks I’ve been clocked :)
The weather was warm, the light golden and time was on my side for an amble with intent around Gunwharf…
Mini-monsters
While looking in the undergrowth this was spied – no mistake a mini-monster. It gave great delight to a young…
Rain rain go away and comeback another day
It just pored! It had been brewing for a short while and lasted a short time. Sometimes one can wait,…
Shock horror – guess
I sat down and felt a little strange quite quickly, I was not sure why … then it dawned on…
Photography is all about light and capturing it
Sunrises have a regular sequence – hence how Stonehenge works. What effects its appearance is the weather and in particular…
Threatening sky
Time to sit down is a rare thing for me; I had to rest up for various reason, but still…
These should be red!
Well on a Saturday or Sunday morning I would have thought, well a good night was had by all, but…
I still don’t understand why
I cannot understand the rationale as to why this was ever built in Brighton. I have not been up it,…
A city of change
Plymouth is become a part of our life. So is the surrounding area. I enjoy the culture of the other…
Coffee coffee everywhere
A simple and effective way of making a ceiling happy. These are in, no surprise, a coffee shop. They catch…
When one bad window affects the whole elevation
I am a pain in the a…. when it comes to things like this. Why was it accepted? I accept…
The lunch time delivery …
So … this is the lunchtime crew waiting to deliver yummies across the city. (I was checking the tags used…
Early morning crew
Last week I photographed a full crew of waiting delivery riders in Brighton. Then it was around midday; these chaps…
Colour and pristine flower
I know nothing of flora, except grass turfs are laid green side up. I have no idea what this is,…
Helping hand – but who is getting the help?
This chap had just been in coffee shop I am in on his hover board and gracefully glided through the…
Enjoy yourself, be who you want to be
I think inhibitions are, in my opinion, the result of pressure from others to comply with their (others) view of…
The unseen
I am guilty, but vary aware I spend a lot of time walking through city and towns main streets and…
Neither of us believed it
Revenue Protection Officers always get their man or woman – fare dodger. I have witnessed a few encounters and they…
They get everywhere …
Liberty takers just can’t help themselves. When challenged they often prove to be self righteous, contemptuous low life’s that don’t…
London sky at night
I was on an afternoon induction course for work that started just after lunch The scene was ok during the…
Spinnaker Tower
Structural Engineering has been an integral part of my working life since school 🙂 I enjoy knowing how structures work…
If he was told once he was told lots …
The 1st floor in Jubilee Library in Brighton is a sanctuary for those who need peace and quite to study.…
Brighton is a place for all with no inhibitions
Travelling home on a Sunday evening of the Pride weekend means street encounters with many different people. Been too busy…
Friday – a bumper day
Friday lunch time on a sunny day in Croydon is a good day in town – well for me and…
Pinching the view
Planning permission is there for a reason, yes, some might think piffle, and others say it provides a valuable service.…
A whiff of wacky backy
There was the undeniable whiff of wacky backy wafting in the High Street. Not gone unnoticed as well! As I…
I’m bored …
On a train journey from Croydon I was joined by a bored passenger. I was comfortable, and as usual just…
Before Dishwashers there were hands!
Having no ability to think, not earth shattering thoughts, just common sense thoughts, must be missed out in managerial training.…
It’s worth the wait for a good reflection
I have to plan my photography as not every scene is photogenic at the time of first encounter. I have…
Going up
I have travelled up to the ninth floor in this building for over two years and only see this when…
No prizes – Costa
I have not seen this before. The lighting shone through the glass and it was there. As you might appreciate…
Incy wincy spider …
David and Goliath hmm! Me thinks not While photographing this beautiful butterfly a tiny spider appeared. He stopped, looked, that…
Let there be ?
A future set of photographs for me to take will be about light spillage. There is an inherent problem with…
I do enjoy being taken away in my thoughts
Tucked away in a short under-building walkway is a collection of artwork that I enjoy There are five or six…
Jubilee Library – on a Sunday
Queuing to get into the library is, and this is not a scientifically based survey, is a regular occurrence This…
Where did these come from?
Surprise surprise without warning … I was just reading a bus timetable and had my gaze lowered to see the…
When I am cleaning windows
Don’t forget these windows need washing and polishing regularly by people dangling on ropes. I suspect it is the use…
Brightons’ changing – as it should
The dynamic city of Brighton never stands still. I come here regularly but have got out of the habit of…
Arrest and waiting for transport
Quietly a young lad was arrested. No fuss, no gaggles of people shouting the odds. I have no idea of…
The view from my eye alone 